Job Description

Job Title -

Specialist Teaching Assistant SEN 4

Location -

Trafford Council, Sale Waterside, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7ZF with some opportunity for hybrid working

Salary range -

Band 6 33,366 - 35,235

Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.

Working Pattern Term Time only

Working hours 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday

We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.

Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.

Contract type Permanent

Application deadline - 1st June 2025

Interview date

Interview type

In person

About the Role

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our SEN Advisory Service to join our friendly and supportive team and bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the service. This is an exciting opportunity to work across Trafford in PVI settings and schools. The post will work under the direction of the SEN Consultants and Service Manager to support Early Years children and young people with SEND. You will carry out observations, model specialist approaches, complete assessments and identify needs in order to provide advice and information to families and Early Years Practitioners in line with Portage Principles, SEND Code of Practice 2015 and the Equality Act 2010.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes for children, young people and their families. You will work together to deliver service and be an inclusive and reflective practitioner. Your ability to listen and provide advice will demonstrate your commitment to pupil voice and working closely with families.


You will be able to work independently as well collaboratively. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and should have 2-5 years of experience of working with children in the Early Years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. You must hold a minimum of NVQ 3 qualification for Teaching Assistants.

About us

Trafford SEN Advisory Service (SENAS) provides advice and information to Early Years settings, schools and colleges to meet the needs of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. We work with parents, Education, Health and Social care staff to ensure that children and young people in Trafford are supported in their education. We work together to identify a child or young person's needs and ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to enable them to learn.


SENAS works closely with Inclusion Services across Trafford. We contribute to the statutory assessment process and liaise with families and staff. We aim to build capacity through inclusive teaching and reasonable adjustments to the environment, the curriculum and assessments.


Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Additional Information

Please note the advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications so, please do not delay in submitting your application.

An enhanced DBS check will be required


You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office


You will be required to drive in this role

Contact Details

For an informal discussion, or to find out more about the role, please email or call Sara Dale, on tel: 07760 167065, sara.dale@trafford.gov.uk.

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.





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If you are applying under the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme then you need to show that you meet the essential requirements of the job as set out in the 'About You' section of the role profile. You may be given the opportunity to demonstrate your skills, talent and abilities at an interview or other form of assessment.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.

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